District Data - Pawtucket - Assessment

District: Pawtucket
Author: Cara Brown

Assessment

years 2007-2008

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	Proficient with distinction	Proficient	Partially\proficient or nearly achieved	Substantially below proficient
Grade 3
Math	6%	40%	28%	26%
Reading	6%	52%	24%	19%
Grade 4
Math	5%	41%	29%	26%
Reading	8%	48%	26%	19%
Grade 5
Math	8%	37%	20%	35%
Reading	6%	44%	35%	15%
Writing	11%	34%	32%	22%
Grade 6
Math	7%	38%	22%	33%
Reading	3%	44%	32%	20%
Grade 7
Math	5%	30%	28%	36%
Reading	5%	51%	28%	16%
Grade 8
Math	4%	31%	27%	37%
Reading	6%	41%	34%	19%
Writing	4%	27%	45%	24%

SAT Scores
Math Avg.
District- 439
State- 487
National- 510

Reading Avg.
District- 426
State- 483
National- 497

Writing Avg.
District- 425
State- 479
National- 488

NECAP Exams
Shea Senior High School
Proficient in Math- 7%
Proficient in Reading- 35%
Proficient in Writing- 20%

Tolman Senior High School
Proficient in Math- 15%
Proficient in Reading- 55%
Proficient in Writing- 34%

Rhode Island
Proficient in Math- 22%
Proficient in Reading: 62%
Proficient in Writing: 37%


Summary Paragraph:
Overall, there is a higher percentage of children in Pawtucket who are proficient than partially proficient or below proficient. However, the numbers for children who are proficient with distinction is partically low and not very impressive. In relation to their SAT scores, Pawtucket was below both the state and national averages for math, reading and writing. The NECAP's are a mandatory assessment that juniors in high school take. Between the two districts, Shea is considerably lower in scores than Tolman. These two schools, however, are lower than Rhode Island as a whole.